Upakarman, Upākarman: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Upakarman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpakarman (उपकर्मन्).—n. A rite in which the head of the boy (vaṭuḥ) is smelt at the उपनयन (upanayana) ceremony; जातकर्मणि यत्प्राह पिता यच्चोपकर्मणि (jātakarmaṇi yatprāha pitā yaccopakarmaṇi) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.266.16.
--- OR ---
Upākarman (उपाकर्मन्).—n.
1) Preparation, beginning, commencement; अध्याय° (adhyāya°).
2) A ceremony performed before commencing to read the Veda after the monsoons (cf. śrāvaṇī); अध्यायानामुपाकर्म श्रावण्यां श्रवणेन वा । हस्तेनौषधिभावे वा पञ्चम्यां श्रावणस्य तु (adhyāyānāmupākarma śrāvaṇyāṃ śravaṇena vā | hastenauṣadhibhāve vā pañcamyāṃ śrāvaṇasya tu) || Y.1.142; Manusmṛti 4.119.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpākarman (उपाकर्मन्).—i. e. upa-ā -kṛ + man, n. The beginning of holy study, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 119.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpākarman (उपाकर्मन्).—[neuter] preparation, commencement, [especially] to study the Vedas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumUpākarman (उपाकर्मन्) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—W. p. 315. Bik. 164.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpākarman (उपाकर्मन्):—[=upā-karman] [from upā-kṛ] n. preparation, setting about, commencement ([especially] of reading the Veda), [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra ii; Manu-smṛti iv, 119; Yājñavalkya]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpākarman (उपाकर्मन्):—[upā+karman] (rmma) 1. n. Preparation for the study of the Vedas.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Shaila-rupakarman.
Full-text: Upakarmaprayoga, Upakarmavidhi, Upakarmam, Upakarana, Utsarga.
Relevant text
Search found 8 books and stories containing Upakarman, Upa-karman, Upā-karman, Upākarman; (plurals include: Upakarmans, karmans, Upākarmans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Gautama Dharmasūtra (by Gautama)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 277 - Greatness of Bhūdhara (Yajñavarāha) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 36 - Glorification of the Boar Incarnation (of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Vasistha Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Sutra 1.1.1 < [First Adhyaya, First Pada]